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May pays price of trust to survive in Tory Brexit war

Bloomberg As they paced the dark, wood-paneled corridors deep in the heart of the British Parliament, Theresa May’s government enforcers were getting desperate. It looked as if the prime minister had finally run out of road. After 10 days in which her Brexit plans had been savaged by critics on all sides, a new rebellion was brewing. There were more ...

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Poland to ‘outsmart’ EU in push to purge top court

Bloomberg Poland’s ruling party will start the fast-track approval of a draft law meant to pre-empt potential punishment from the European Union and complete the most dramatic judicial revamp in the bloc’s former communist east. Racing against EU efforts to halt the overhaul, the Law & Justice party will begin debate on a bill during a three-day parliamentary session starting ...

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Trudeau keeps key roles intact in cabinet rejig

Bloomberg Justin Trudeau is resetting after a rocky year dented his chances of re-election. The Canadian prime minister shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, swapping roles like trade and natural resources — amid the purchase and eventual resale of Kinder Morgan Inc.’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline — while leaving key posts like finance and foreign affairs unchanged, ensuring a continuity of ...

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